diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index 3d763fdf99b7..246650673010 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ int amba_device_register(struct amba_device *dev, struct resource *parent)
 	void __iomem *tmp;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	device_initialize(&dev->dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Copy from device_add
+	 */
+	if (dev->dev.init_name) {
+		dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "%s", dev->dev.init_name);
+		dev->dev.init_name = NULL;
+	}
+
 	dev->dev.release = amba_device_release;
 	dev->dev.bus = &amba_bustype;
 	dev->dev.dma_mask = &dev->dma_mask;
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ int amba_device_register(struct amba_device *dev, struct resource *parent)
 		goto err_release;
 	}
 
-	ret = device_register(&dev->dev);
+	ret = device_add(&dev->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_release;